Paul J. M. Hulshof

Proxy Markers of Serum Retinol Concentration, Used Alone and in Combination, to Assess Population Vitamin A Status in Kenyan Children

Elise F. Talsma, Hans Verhoef, Inge D. Brouwer, Anne Mburu-deWagt, Paul J. M. Hulshof & Alida Melse-Boonstra · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: To assess the diagnostic performance of serum concentrations of retinol-binding protein (RBP), transthyretin, retinol concentration measured by fluorometry and RBP:transthyretin molar ratio, either alone or in combination, to estimate the prevalence of vitamin A defic...